Marie LeBlanc  was born about 1731 in Pisiguit, Acadia, Canada, the daughter of Joseph LeBlanc  and Marie Madeline LaLande .  Joseph LeBlanc was born in 1700 in Grand-Pre, Acadia, and Marie Madeleine LaLande was born in 1711 in Port Royal, Acadia and died in 1754 in Pisiguit. Marie Madeleine LaLande and Joseph LeBlanc  were married on July 18, 1730, in Grand-Pre, Acadia.   Marie Madeleine LaLande  was the daughter of Pierre LaLande , a French soldier who was born in 1690, and Anne Pretieux , who was born in 1688 in Grand-Pre, Acadia.

Refugees in France

Jean Guedry  and his family lived at Ristigouche on the Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay Peninsula, Quebec, in 1760.  He was a prisoner of the English in Halifax between 1760 and 1763.  He and his family went to Miquelon on Isle St. Jean (now called Prince Edward Island) in 1766, were in France by 1767, and in 1772 were at Rochefort, France.  He became a carpenter.

The French government attempted to integrate the Acadians into French society, without success.  The Acadians found that their speech and customs were different from those of the French, and the French people resented the fact that the Acadians were receiving assistance of six cents per day from the French government.  At some point, Jean Guidry injured his back in a fall and became a cripple. 

An Offer from the Spanish Government

In 1785, the government of Spain offered land in Louisiana to the Acadians in France, and almost 1600, or seven shiploads, of Acadians took advantage of the offer.   On June 11, 1785,  Jean Guedry and his family sailed with Captain Olivier Daniel  from Paimbouef, France, aboard the Le Beaumont and arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 19, 1785.  The passenger list shows Jean Guedry  as a caulker, and sons Jean and Jacques as carpenters. The ship had 178 passengers in 51 families, and two died during the trip.  In New Orleans, they were housed in a converted warehouse while they recuperated from their voyage.  During that time, six adults joined the group and there was one birth.  Four passengers died and two deserted. 

On September 15, 1785, they were moved by boat to Lafourche, Louisiana.  In 1791, Jean Guedry  was at Lafourche de Chitimachas.

The settlers were given enough supplies and equipment to begin their new lives.  Corn or cotton was probably the first cash crop raised by the settlers, but in 1795, Jean Etienne Bore  developed a process of refining sugar by boiling the cane juice until it reached the granulation point.  After that, sugar production increased in Lafourche Parish.

Jean Guedry  eventually acquired a land grant and settled in St. James Parrish, Louisiana.

Descendants of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc

Jean Fabien Guidry  was the first child of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc .  He was born about 1757 in Port Royal, Acadia, and became a carpenter.  On March 8, 1786, in St. James Church in St. James, Louisiana he married Celeste Boudreaux .  She was born about 1760 at Havre St. Pierre, Isle St. Jean, Acadia, Canada, the daughter of Pierre Boudreaux  and Madeleine Marie Bourg.   Jean Fabien Guidry  had a land grant in St. James, Louisiana, and was a resident of Bayou Lafourche in 1791.  Jean Fabien Guidry  died in October, 1794, and Celeste Boudreaux died about 1799.

Alexandre Guidry  was the second child of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc .  He was born about  1760 in Port Royal (or Halifax), Acadia.

Joseph Guidry  was the third child of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc .  He was born about 1763 in Port Royal (or Halifax), Acadia.

Marguerite Marie Guidry  was the fourth child of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc .  She was born about 1765 in Port Royal (or Halifax), Acadia.

Jacques Santiago Guidry  was the fifth child of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc .  More will be said of him below.

Josephe Marie Guidry  was the sixth child of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc .  She was born about 1770 in Saint-Malo, France, and came with her parents to Louisiana.

Scolastico Guidry  was another daughter of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc , named in Jean Guedry ’s will.

Jacques Santiago Guidry, son of Jean Guedry  and Marie LeBlanc, was born about 1767 while his parents were in exile in Saint-Malo, France.  As mentioned above, he was a carpenter.  He married Anne Marie Bonvillain  and Pierre Guedry  was their son.  Jacques Guedry may have died before Pierre Guedry was baptized in 1797, or he may have died October 14, 1801, at Cabonocey, St. James, Louisiana.  Jacques Santiago Guidry  was buried at St. James Church in St. James, Louisiana, on October 15, 1801.  Anne Marie Bonvillain  was born July 13, 1789 in St. James Parish, Louisiana, the daughter of Santiago (Jacques) Bonvillain  and Carlotta Santive  (or St. Ives).  Anne Marie Bonvillain  died in January, 1832.

Pierre Guedry, son of Jacques Santiago Guidry and Anne Marie Bonvillain ,  was born October 6, 1796.  He was baptized April 9, 1797, at St. James Church in St. James, Louisiana, under the name Pedro Guedry.  His sponsors were Pedro (Pierre) Michel  and Maria Giroir .  On February 28, 1822, at St. Michael’s Church in Convent, Louisiana, he married Marie Bazeline Duhon .  They lived in St. James Parrish, Louisiana, and had at least two sons, Lucien Guidry  and Bienvenu Guidry .  Pierre Guidry  died sometime between 1835 and 1840, leaving a widow and two young sons. Lucien Guidry (born ca. 1829) and Bienvenu Guidry became farmers in St. James Parrish.

Marie Bazeline Duhon  was born March 3, 1801, and died after 1850. Marie Bazeline Duhon was baptized April 12, 1801, at Acension Church in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.  Her sponsors were Josef Michel  and Magdalena Duhon .  Marie Bazeline Duhon was the daughter of Francois Duhon  and Marie Magdelaine Bourgeois .  Francois Duhon was the son of Juan Duhon  and Anna LeBlanc ; Marie Magdelaine Bourgeois was the daughter of Miguel Bourgeois  and Osita Gautreau .

A Soldier with Many Names

Bienvenu Guedry, son of Pierre Guedry and Marie Bazeline Duhon,  was born on June 21, 1832, in St. James Parrish, Louisiana.  His name appears differently in different records.  He was Armand Buenolerieo Guedry, Francois Bienvenu Guedry, and Armand Albert Guidry, and perhaps he had other names, depending upon who was writing it down.  He was baptized on January 27, 1833, in Convent, Louisiana, under the name Francois Bienvenue.  His sponsors were Severen Duhon  and Marie Celasire Michel .  On April 16, 1853 at St. Michaels Church in Convent, Louisiana, he married Aureline (or Oreline or Aurelina) Bourgeois (See Chapter 28), who was born in Louisiana about 1833 , and died June 23, 1916.  Bienvenu Guidry served in the 5^th Louisiana Artillery Battery, known as the Pelican Artillery.

The Pellican Artillery was organized on October 31, 1862, primarily of men from St. James Parrish, Louisiana.  Most of their action seems to have been against Federal gunboats on the Mississippi River and, especially in 1864 and early 1865, on the Red River.  The unit surrendered near Tyler, Texas, in early June, 1865.  Altogether, there were approximately 183 men who served in the battery.  Of them, 2 were killed in battle, 5 died of disease, and 1 drowned.

Albert Augustine Guidry , son of Bienvenu Guedry and Aureline Bourgeois , was born September 15, 1859, in Convent, Louisiana.  He was baptized at St. Michael’s Church in Convent, Louisiana, on October 26, 1859, and his sponsors were Amand Bourgeois  and Emelia Boucry .  He is listed as Amand Albert Guidry in church records.  On September 20, 1884, he married Marie Gaudin  in St Michaels Church in Convent.  Marie Gaudin  was the daughter of Charles Gaudin  and Alphonsine Oubre , and she was born February 11, 1870 in Convent.  They were the parents of thirteen children.  Albert Augustine Guidry  died in August, 1941, and is buried in Carrollton Cemetery.  Marie Gaudin  died December 6, 1941.  Both died in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Children of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin were:

Lydie Guidry

Celeste Guidry  

Charles Louis Guidry  

Augustine “Gus” Guidry

Henry Joseph Guidry  

Stella Guidry

Aline Marie Guidry  

Walter Joseph Guidry  

Lawrence J. Guidry

Alma Marie Guidry  

James Monroe Guidry

William Joseph Guidry

one other child, born in 1904          

Descendants of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin

Lydie Guidry  was the first child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  She was born about June 18, 1885, and she married Ernest Touard .  They had one child, Chalmers Touard .

Celeste Guidry  was the second child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  She was born about August 17, 1886, and she married Joe O’Keefe .  Marjorie O’Keefe  was their daughter.

Charles Louis Guidry  was the third child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  He was born about June 19, 1887, and his wife was named Myrtle .  Their daughter was Myrtle Guidry .

Augustine “Gus” Guidry  was the fourth child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  He was born about July 22, 1888, and his wife was named Charlotte .  Their children were:

Children of Ellen Marie Guidry  and Vernon Roquevert  were:

Henry Joseph Guidry  was the fifth child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  His wife was named Stella , and they had five children whose names are unknown.

Stella Guidry  was the sixth child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  She was born about October 5, 1890, and she married Leo Manley .  Their children were:

Aline Marie Guidry  was the seventh child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  She was born about October 16, 1891, and she married Howard Berry .  Their children were:

Walter Joseph Guidry  was the eighth child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  He was born about January 18, 1892, and his wife was named Florence .  They lived in the Lakeview section of New Orleans.  Their children were Doris Guidry  (married James W. Long , had two children) and June Guidry (attended St. Dominick’s School, married Dan Bonin , had five children) .

Lawrence J. Guidry  was the ninth child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  He was born about April 18, 1897. 

His wife’s name is unknown, but their children were:

Alma Marie Guidry  was the tenth child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  She was born May 29, 1899, in Plaquemine Parish, Louisiana.  She married John Alexander Peyroux  Jr. (born January 10, 1899 in New Orleans, LA) on November 7, 1923, at Our Lady of Good Council Church in New Orleans, LA.  Alma Marie Guidry  died October 16, 1982, and John Alexander Peyroux  Jr. died July 25, 1985, both in New Orleans, LA.  Their children were Earl Peyroux , born October 24, 1924 in New Orleans, and Robert Albert Peyroux , born December 10, 1930, in New Orleans.

Robert Albert Peyroux , son of Alma Marie Guidry and John Alexander Peyroux, Jr., married 1^st Teresa E. Germillion  on July 27, 1951, in St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, LA.  Teresa E. Germillion  was born February 18, 1931, in New Orleans. Robert Albert Peyroux  married 2^nd Salle Gatewood-Dunc  on May 2, 1969, in New Orleans.

Children of Robert Albert Peyroux and Teresa E. Germillion were:

Dale Stephen Peyroux, son of Robert Albert Peyroux and Teresa E. Germillion,  was born May 6, 1954 in New Orleans, and he married Patty Barone  (born December 13, 1953) in Baton Rouge, LA.  Their children were:

Gina Lynn Peyroux, daughter of Robert Albert Peyroux and Teresa E. Germillion,  was born August 16, 1956.  She married Matthew Vernaci , and their children were Matthew M. Vernaci  (born December 31, 1980) and Alexandria L. Vernaci  (born March 10, 1985).

Donna Ann Peyroux, daughter of Robert Albert Peyroux and Teresa E. Germillion,  was born December 6, 1958.  She married Robert Taylor  (born April 5, 1954 in New Orleans), and their children were:

Neil Peyroux , son of Robert Albert Peyroux and Teresa E. Germillion, was born April 6, 1962, in New Orleans.

James Monroe Guidry  was the eleventh child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  He was born May 14, 1901 in St. Martinsville, Louisianna.  In 1930 or 1931, in Metaire, Louisiana, he married Rosemary Manix , who was born July 11, 1910, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  In 1935, James Monroe Guidry  worked as an automobile mechanic.  Their son was Albert James Guidry , of whom more later.

William Joseph Guidry  was the twelfth child of Albert Augustine Guidry  and Marie Gaudin .  He was born about October 16, 1902.  His first wife was named Anabelle , and his second wife was named Erlene .

Albert James Guidry , son of James Monroe Guidry  and Rosemary Manix , married Elaine Matranga  (See Chapter 27) on January 28, 1956, at St. Dominic’s Church, Lakeview, New Orleans, Louisiana.  They were married by Father J. D. Tamburello .  In 1958, Albert James Guidry earned a bachelor’s degree in Animal Husbandry from Louisana State University.  In 1963 he earned an MS in Physiology from Louisiana State University, and in 1978 he earned a PhD in Physiology and Immunology from the University of Maryland. 

In 1958, Albert James Guidry became a graduate assistant in Environmental Physiology at Louisiana State University, and by 1963, he was an instructor and acting head of the Dairy Physiology Section at Louisiana State University.  In 1964, he went to Beltsville, Maryland, to become a research assistant in Environmental Physiology with the United States Department of Agriculture, and in 1972 he became a Research Scientist with the Department of Agriculture at Beltsville, Maryland, where he worked on immunology of mastitis in cattle.  He was a member of a number of professional organizations, the author of numerous scientific papers, and recipient of numerous grants and awards for work in the area of bovine immunology.  He retired from the Department of Agriculture in 2000, but continued work in his field of expertise on a part-time basis.  Among other endeavors, he served on the editorial board of the Journal of Dairy Science after retirement.

Children of Albert James Guidry and Elaine Matranga were:

Albert James Guidry,  Jr., son of Albert James Guidry and Elaine Matranga, was born March 16, 1965, in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was Baptized on March 28, 1965, by Father Eamon McManus  at Holy Redeemer Church in College Park, Maryland.  He married Debbie Lawson.

Maria Michelle Guidry, daughter of Albert James Guidry and Elaine Matranga,  was born in Washington, DC, on January 7, 1968, and was Baptized January 28, 1968, at Holy Redeemer Church in College Park, Maryland, by Father L. A. Caimi .  She married Stephen John “Steve” Barnett, son of Gary Barnett, on October 4^th, 2003.  Originally from Michigan, “Steve” Barnett lived in Wendell, North Carolina, and the wedding took place at St.Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Apex, North Carolina.  Father George Ribeiro  was the celebrant.  “Steve” Barnett was a hairdresser.

Lisa Anne Guidry, daughter of Albert James Guidry and Elaine Matranga,  was born March 30, 1960 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was Baptized on April 24, 1960, by Father William D. Bordus  at Christ the King Chapel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Lisa Anne Guidry  married Charles Randall Carson  (See Chapter 1).